Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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